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Meanings of Polysporangium:

noun

A sporangium containing numerous spores, or containing polyspores, as in red algae.

Meanings of Polyspore:

noun

A group of more than four spores, especially in certain red algae.

adjective

Of or derived from many spores; = polysporous .

Meanings of Polyspored:

adjective

= polysporous .

Meanings of Polysporic:

adjective

Containing or producing numerous spores, polysporous; specifically producing spores in groups of five or more.

Meanings of Polysporous:

adjective

Containing or producing numerous spores; involving or characterized by the production of numerous spores.

Meanings of Polystele:

noun

A stele in which vascular bundles are distributed throughout the parenchymatous tissue.

Meanings of Polystelic:

adjective

Having or characterized by more than one stele (vascular cylinder).

Meanings of Polystemonous:

adjective

Having the number of stamens more than double that of the petals or sepals.

Meanings of Polystichous:

adjective

(having parts) arranged in or consisting of several rows.

Meanings of Polystichum:

noun

A genus of mostly evergreen terrestrial ferns of the family dryopteridaceae, found in montane temperate and tropical regions and also cultivated as garden and house plants; (also polystichum) a fern of this genus (also called holly fern, shield fern).

Meanings of Polystomatous:

adjective

Having or characterized by several mouths or openings.

Meanings of Polystome:

adjective

Having several mouths or mouthlike structures; polystomatous; specifically designating or relating to a monogenean trematode of the family polystomatidae, characterized by several suckers.

noun

An animal, especially an invertebrate, having many or several mouths or mouthlike parts; specifically a polystome trematode.

Meanings of Polystomea:

adjective

Having several mouths or mouthlike structures; polystomatous; specifically designating or relating to a monogenean trematode of the family polystomatidae, characterized by several suckers.

noun

An animal, especially an invertebrate, having many or several mouths or mouthlike parts; specifically a polystome trematode.

Meanings of Polystyle:

adjective

Having or characterized by many columns.

noun

A building with many columns (also figurative).

Meanings of Polystyrene:

noun

A synthetic resin which is a polymer of styrene, used chiefly as lightweight rigid foams and films.

Usage examples:

These plaques are moulded in black polystyrene

Meanings of Polysulfide:

noun

A compound containing two or more sulphur atoms bonded together as an anion or group.

Usage examples:

Thiokol chemical corporation produced a synthetic rubber from ethylene dichloride and sodium polysu…

Meanings of Polysulphide:

noun

A compound containing two or more sulphur atoms bonded together as an anion or group.

Usage examples:

Thiokol chemical corporation produced a synthetic rubber from ethylene dichloride and sodium polysu…

Meanings of Polysyllabic:

adjective

(of a word) having more than one syllable.

Usage examples:

A word containing many syllables is a polysyllable or polysyllabic word, such as selectivity and ut…

Meanings of Polysyllabical:

adjective

Polysyllabic.

Meanings of Polysyllabicism:

noun

Polysyllabic or abstruse style.

Meanings of Polysyllabicity:

noun

The property or fact of being polysyllabic; polysyllabism.

Meanings of Polysyllabism:

noun

The property of having or using words of many syllables; this as a feature of a language.

Meanings of Polysyllable:

noun

A polysyllabic word.

Usage examples:

A word containing many syllables is a polysyllable or polysyllabic word, such as selectivity and ut…

Meanings of Polysyllables:

noun

A polysyllabic word.

Usage examples:

A word containing many syllables is a polysyllable or polysyllabic word, such as selectivity and ut…

Meanings of Polysyllogism:

noun

A combination or series of connected syllogisms, in which the conclusion of one forms the premise of another; (also, occasionally) a syllogism of more than four terms, a sorites.